foreign aid

Pakistan's intelligence agency has supported Al Qaeda, Iran, and Lashkar-e-Taiba—the terrorists who attacked Mumbai in 2008, killing six at Chabad. But the U.S. still treats it as an ally.

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Helping Out Uncle SamAmotz Asa-El, Middle Israel. American aid to Israel began when military spending accounted for half of Israel's budget. Now Israel can afford to give it up—and it would be diplomatically desirable to do so.

Bankrolling Our EnemiesWalter Russell Mead, Via Meadia. Without U.S. foreign aid, Egypt would collapse. But Morsi, like Mubarak before him, will use that prospect to ensure that there are no conditions on how he spends the money.

The World Bank vs. the West BankMichael Curtis, Gatestone Institute. A new report on the Palestinian economy shows that growth has been driven by foreign aid and belies a sharp contraction in the private sector that began with the Second Intifada.